Houston vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$609
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$293
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	12
😀 Quality of life	91	35
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.5M

The cost of living in Houston is 122% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 1229th and 5369th ($2265 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st in the United States and Niger, respectively. Check the United States vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 97th and 7468th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$4390

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$426
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$774
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$658
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$743
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$651
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$587
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$972
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$507
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$649
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$579
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$613
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$735
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$535
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$743
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$733
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$677
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$526
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$371
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$647
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$695
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$590
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$776
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$553
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$779
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$575
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$974
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$632
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1502
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$634
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$354
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$709